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տասն

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Old Armenian

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Old Armenian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : տասն (tasn)
    Ordinal : տասներորդ (tasnerord)
    Adverbial : տասնիցս (tasnicʻs)
    Multiplier : տասնակի (tasnaki)
    Collective : տասնեքին (tasnekʻin)

Alternative forms

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  • -տասան (-tasan) (in several compounds)

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. The -ա- (-a-) instead of -ե- (-e-) is often explained by an assimilation of *տեսան (*tesan) to տասան (tasan), but according to Martirosyan it should rather be explained by the zero-grade ordinal *dḱm̥to-.

Numeral

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տասն (tasn)

  1. ten
    ի տասն ամսոյնi tasn amsoynon the tenth of the month
    տասն անգամtasn angamten times
    տասն տասնtasn tasnby tens

Declension

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n-type
singular plural
nominative տասն (tasn) տասունք (tasunkʻ)
genitive տասին (tasin) տասանց (tasancʻ)
dative տասին (tasin) տասանց (tasancʻ)
accusative տասն (tasn) տասունս (tasuns)
ablative տասնէ (tasnē) տասանց (tasancʻ)
instrumental տասամբ (tasamb) տասամբք (tasambkʻ)
locative տասին (tasin) տասունս (tasuns)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: տասը (tasə)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տասն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “տասն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 385
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 602
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (2017) “Part 9: Armenian”, in Kapović, Mate, editor, The Indo-European Languages (Routledge Language Family Series), 2nd edition, London, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 424
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տասն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy